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BOSTON.COM JOBS > HELP > POSTING YOUR RESUME

Posting your resume on BostonWorks lets the employers find you.

Here are a few good reasons to get posted

• Stay in the game. Even if you’re not actively looking for a job, it pays to keep your options open. With more than 20,000 jobs in the greater Boston area on our web site, and new openings constantly in every single field, opportunities for a better job are bound to find you.
• Apply on the fly. Once your resume is uploaded, you will be able to apply for jobs you’re interested in quickly and easily. Posting your resume also makes you available for employer and recruiter searches for candidates.
• Show your many sides. You can post several resumes that focus on different skill sets or strengths. For example, you might want to tailor your resume for positions in sales, finance, or technology, in each case emphasizing the appropriate skills.
• Be secure. You can choose to show or hide your contact information, or only show it to employers whose jobs you apply to.
• Get started. There are three ways you can post your resume: using our resume builder, which prompts you to fill in standard fields; cut & paste your resume from another program into a form on BostonWorks, or upload from Word (you’ll have the ability to adjust formatting after you upload).

Frequently asked questions:

Can my resume, saved as Microsoft Word, be copied and pasted into the resume section?
No, your Microsoft Word document must be saved as 'Text Only.' To do this, open your Word document, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Save As.' A menu will pop up and you will want to select 'Text Only (*.txt). You can then use this new Text document to copy and paste into the resume section. NOTE: You may have to reformat some information that is lost in the translation from MS Word to Text Only.

How do I update/change my resume?
Log in to your account. The first page you come to is the Job Tools administration page. Click on the resume icon

From this screen you can add another resume

To delete your resume, check the box next to your resume and then click the button.

Or reset views Every time an employer views your resume, it is recorded in your account. Therefore, if you want to see how many times your resume is being viewed for a specific period you can reset the views which will reset your view meter to 0.

To edit your resume, you can do this in two ways. You can click on the Paper and Pencil icon or you click on the Resume Name, which is underlined. Then, click on the button. From that page you can make any changes you wish and then click on the button to save the changes to your resume.

How can I select multiple categories when posting my resume?
To select multiple categories select the first category. Then, any subsequent categories can be selected by pressing the Ctrl key while clicking on the next category that you would like to select.

How will employers find my resume?
If you have posted your resume, employers can do a quick search, which will match keywords (any or all), city/zip code radius and date since the resume was last updated. There are also advanced search options which allow the employer to search salary requirements, education level, desired work type, language, work authorization and security clearance.

You have three options when storing your resume on BostonWorks .

• Hide Nothing - Selecting this option will make all of your contact information and work experience viewable by employers.
• Hide My Contact Information - Selecting this option will make your resume searchable by employers but they will not be able to see your contact information or present employer. Employers will be able to contact you by routing an email through BostonWorks that we forward to your email address. If you choose to copy and paste your resume, make sure that your contact information does not appear in the body of your resume.
• Hide All My Information - Your resume will be taken offline so that employers are unable to search for it. However, your resume will still remain in our database so that you can still send it to the employers you choose by clicking the Apply Online option on any job description. Hide All My Information is a good option if you want to apply to a specific position without being contacted by other employers who have found your resume online. If in the future you do want your resume to be searched by all employers, simply change your confidentiality setting.

Do the jobs I apply to count as Resume Views?
Any jobs that you Apply for online will be logged in your Applied To folder which can be found in your account. The Resume Views counter will only keep a tally of the number of times your Resume has been viewed by employers who pull your Resume off of the searchable database. When you initially Apply Online, this will not count towards your Resume views because the employer will receive your Resume in the form of any email.

Can I tell which employers have accessed my resume off of the searchable database?
We do not track who has seen your resume. Our subscribing employers have expressed their desire to remain anonymous and we honor this request. The employers will contact you if your qualifications meet their needs.

What is Security Clearance when posting my resume?
The "Security Clearance" is used for government/private agencies requiring individuals to have a certain classification to be considered for a job (i.e. unclassified, classified, secret, top secret).

Can I have a resume AND an application in my account?
Yes, you can.

What does the employer see if I have a resume and application in my account?
The employer will see all the information that you entered on both your resume and your application. It will be presented as just one document.

And there’s more...

Show off your skills. When you fill out your profile on MyBostonWorks, the skills are attached to the bottom of the resume, and they are a way for an employer to gain a better understanding of your abilities and level of experience. Frequently these are used to list various computer applications that a seeker may be familiar with. These are viewed along with the resume (they appear at the bottom) and can be edited at a later date by editing a resume, then clicking the "Continue" button until reaching the skills page.

Put it in a cover letter. Cover letters are sent along with resumes during the application process. Employers are not able to view these unless you elect to send it during the application process. You are not able to send a cover letter only, it always accompanies a resume.

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